AMES, Iowa  In conjunction with a new History Channel documentary, a
panel discussion on "The Unending Civil War," will be at Iowa State
University on Thursday, March 1.

The discussion will be at 8 p.m. in the Sun Room, Memorial Union. It is free
and open to the public. The panel will include two Civil War reenactors,
Joseph McGill and John Krausse, who are featured in a documentary, "The
Unending Civil War," which will premiere Feb. 19 on the History Channel.
Glen Kirshbaum, the documentary's writer, director and producer, also will
be on the panel. Clips of the documentary will be shown. Mary Sawyer,
associate professor of religious studies, will moderate.

McGill is director of the African American Historical Museum and Cultural
Center of Iowa. He is the founder of Company "I" 54 Massachusetts
Reenactment Regiment. The real regiment inspired by the award-winning
movie, "Glory," in which McGill appeared.

Krausse has been involved in Civil War reenacting for 15 years and lectures
on the experiences, lifestyles and songs of Confederate soldiers. He
portrays a second sergeant in the 1st Tennessee Regiment (Archer's Brigade).

Kirshbaum won Emmy Awards for "Hitler: Man and Myth." His company,
Greystone Communications, has produced over 500 hours of television
programming for various networks, including NBC, A&E and the Discovery
Channel.

The panel discussion is sponsored by Humanities Iowa, the Iowa State
department of history, Black Student Alliance and the Committee on Lectures.